www.mahaprisons.gov.in - the website of the Maharashtra State Prison was launched on Friday. The website will provide the much needed information on things such as tendering process, RTI implementation, prisoners' population, jail industry and also communication between the department and citizens.

There are at present nine central jails in Maharashtra, 28 district jails, five open jails, one open colony and 172 sub-jails. There are two separate jails for women and an open jail at Mumbai and Pune. The prisons department in the state is divided into four parts - southern, western, central and eastern region for administrative purposes.

There are also sections on the website on history of prisons, correctional programmes, and establishment and on products from various manufacturing units run by jails and on jail farms too.

eGovReach is an initiative of NASSCOM to foster closer interaction and connect between Government and Industry,
on eGovernance initiatives. eGovReach will host an interactive portal, to connect Government customers in India, with IT
Industry partners, capable of delivering appropriate products, solutions and services. It will endeavor to foster
dialogue between Government and IndustryPartners on various eGov initiatives.

What are the benefits?

eGovReach will enable your organization to:

Be part of an Industry Directory for eGovernance, hosted by NASSCOM

Enable you to showcase your solutions and service portfolio

Track Project opportunities and also explore avenues for partnerships/consortium

Obtain leads for upcoming projects/tenders in different states

Sign-up for Mentorship - special benefit for SMEs

Who should register on eGovReach?

Any IT solution/ service provider with interest in offering solution/ services to central/ state/ local governments in India, could register on this platform.

What are the objectives of eGovreach Portal?

eGovReach will enable your organization to:

Enable industry partnership by hosting a common platform for eGovernance solutions and service providers

eGovernance updates of Central and state IT departments

Directory of industry solutions and service providers and their areas of expertise

Showcase successful eGovernance solutions to facilitate replication

>Enable linkages between government customers and solution providers across the country

Does my company have to be a NASSCOM member to register on eGovReach ?

A.

Membership in NASSCOM, is not a pre-requisite for registering and availing the benefits of eGovReach Portal. However we encourage you to consider becoming a NASSCOM Member, and avail those benefits too.

Is there a Registration Fee ?

A.

There is no registration fee for both Company Registration and User Registration.

By Registering on eGovReach, will my company get empanelled for eGovernance Business?

NASSCOM ® is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPO industry in India, and not a Government Agency for eGovernance Procurement. While NASSCOM will endeavor to popularize eGovReach and the directory of companies registered, empanelment and selection for eGovernance Projects is an independent process, which the respective Government entity will undertake, according to their selection criteria.

Once my Company registers, and uploads all requested information, when can I see my company information on the portal ?

The company profile will go through a preliminary verification, approval process by NASSCOM Team, before the registration is accepted.

To successfully complete the registration, what information about my company, should I be ready with?

For successful completion of the registration process, you should be ready with the following information